The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-22 00:00:00

ITONIY MARKET AND COXMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE CITY, TWELVE 0 CLOCK. There is a ratl,er less fa voura b le f ee li ng i n th e discount market this morning, consequent upon the adverse movement ezhibited in the. Bank return, and to 7 ; are the q uo t a ti ons f or fi rs t- c las s b i ll s having Only a short period to run. 1 10 Bank of E ng l an d return f or th e wee k t o Wednesday last presents some very unfavourable features. The bullion and reserve of notes are both smaller, and the other securities have experienced a further increase, notwithstanding the large sums pod to the authorities by parties who were cora • Pehed to borrow during the period of the "shutting °f the transfer books." The following are the par ticulars : Active Circulation Decrease .. Bullio n Decrease .. Rest .. £21,141,675 .. 114,545 .. 12,743,302 .. 337,098 .. 3,195,300 • . 31,143 .. 5,787,329 .. 142,953 .. 13,684,069 Increase .. • • • • rkblic Deposits • • . Decrease .. • • • • ether Deposits.. • • , Increase .. • • • • Seven Day and other Bills .. Increase .. • • • • Government Securities .. 98,040 351,108 1,731 . 11,022,267 No alteration. Other S ecur iti es .. 4476,912 Increase .. •• 2 1 0,874 Notea Unemployed .. 5,664,845 Decrease . 205,880 The committee of th e Stock Exchange have fixed Mond ay next f or a spec i a l sett l emen t in the shares °`, the Thames Iron, Sce.,Company, dealings in which ilre to be recorded in the twice-a- week list. It has been announced that Mr. Thomas B arker, of Lloyd s, has been appointed underwriter for the Na tional Provincial Marine Insurance Company. At the meeting of the Scottish Australian Invest ment Company to-day a dividend at the rate of 10 Per Tent. per annum was declared. tusiness in tne Foreign and Colonial Produce 14erkete during the last few days has been rather mo re active. The public sales of Indian teas have Me off with more animation, and prices have °l ightly improved. Sugars have been in steady (leeland, at an advance of 61 to is per cwt., but toffe e has rt tnained inactive, and declined about is per cwt. In rice, fruit, cocoa, and spices, the opera tfts have been moderately acti at about previous 1.8 -tee, but increased depression has prevailed in the tallow market, and prices have shawn a further decline. The directors of the Agra and United Service .0 .314 , 1 k, have convened a meeting of shareholders, to th et4 in the sancti on o f the latt e r to th e p urc h ase o f e . b usiness and premises of Messrs. Masterman, Peters, Mildred, and Co., and to the proposed mange in the name of the undertaking to " The Z i rs and M es t erman ' s B an k (Li m i te d)." P ower w ill 40 e _ be obtained for increasing its capital to ') 00 0,000, by t h e i ssue o f 20,000 news h ares o f £5O ea ch ? ;it is arrange d t h at 10 , 000 o f t h ese s h ares s h a ll offered t o th e propr i etors o f th e or i g i na l s tock in t h e Proportion of one new for every two of the old fl • ares held on th e 15th M a y nex t a t a premium of "" 0 , to b e pa id toget h er w ith £25 w ithin six ab with The remaining shares are to be dealt the directors may deem most desirable. 'application is to be made to Parliament to enable the Board t o di v id e t h e or i g i na l £lOO shares into Other s of smaller nominal amount. An important undertaking, brought forward toe rY for a capital of £1,000,000, is the British and . 30 hth American St ea m Navigation Company, which 3 to establi s h a li ne o f steam communication bet ween England, Brazil, the River Plate, and th e 'West Coast of South America, via the Straits of ; ,7 11 g e llan. Operations are to be commenctd with screw steamships of 2,200 tons and 300-horse Power each, leaving Liverpool and Falmouth every month, c a lli ng a t B a hia, Rio Janeiro, and Monte V ideo, and thence proceeding via the Straits of a gollan to Valparaiso and Lima. It is stated that the Chilian Government has long desired such line, and some years ago offered a subsidy for the Purpose, and strong hopes are now entertained that c ) trle liberal concessions will be obtained from the ehilian, Peruvian, Argentine, and Brazilian Go .P.ernmente. The services of a firm well acquainted With the trade and the management of screw Steamers have been secured on advantageous terms. Details are given in the prospectus of the trade be tween this country and South America, all tending to show the large and profitable field existing for the operations of the company. The increase in the importation of foreign cattle into this country, and the very scandalous way in 'Which this importation has been accomplished, 14 (Ided to the disastrous results that have occurred, ti A., the deterioration of stock, as well as the im portation and propagation of disease into our own cattl e , has at length aroused from the old systems a fe w of those most directly interested, in a pecuniary : e 1, 48 e) and, to a certain extent, the pub lic mind, to `' e importance of devising, and at once, efficient re medies for this long existing evil. At a meeting he ld the o th er d a y a number of importers and e ,:eelers met to commemorate the opening o f a n ew l i e d more sp ee dy route from Holland via Thames tielten, and under more humane arrangements, and :ler the statement of one of the speateers, we can mat but conclude that this event comes somewhat 4 h tdil Y. Mr. Giblett, in proposing the health of t i e t importers of cattle, pointed out that the ques ,4 of cattle supply from abroad was becom in g r e and more important every day. A lread y c)ther e had been imported this year 109,000 head of assns, 448,000 sheep, and calves and pigs in pro h,7 rti ° o , and he believed that if faciliti es w ere not ,; r v eu to th e i m port trade, the effect would be an : er ease of something like 4d. per lb. on the price F • went. It was, therefore, their interest to use cur means for the conveyance of cattle brought to „ 111. shores to the London market as speedily as :°ssible. Since the above meeting was held a new , 3 4 :, 41 Pany has been started to carry still further, and a much more extensive scale, the importation of ~Q 3, e i gn cattle, not only from Holland, but from the ;7010 of Southern Europe; and considering that 6 00 head of cattle are daily imported into London (Ite m (l the Continent, there is ample scope for the t irations of such a company. It is pleasing to ed that this company propose to give a special 4t tention to the sanitary arrangements of their beans of transport, and to provide at all ports suit able conveniences for the care and rest of the stock 44 route to the markets, in fact, to carry out the spirit of the new Act now passing through Parliae went. In reference to the pecuniary prospects of the 1, ruropean Cattle Importing Company, from calm a tiens which hare been made by experienced men, Proft of some '25 per cent. will, they expect, be the result of the. trading of this particular company. Two o'CLocK. 4 ! Paris fhi s morning, according to R euter's jQaranas, ti'm Three per Cent. Rentes w ere 67f. 50c. There man d., f or , a continuance of dul ness in the market .lSecurities, and the quo tations are un-. ered . Consols for transfar are 912 k, and for the aeo 4 °44 t 91 4 4 t. File N e w Threes and th e Reduced 114 i tie, are 894 1 ; Exchequer Bills are marked i t 41 '` , .; Indi a per Cents, 1051; Enfaced 6i per , t - „, tltrl ., 112 i; an d; t h e D e b en t ures , 1866, 99:. Bank i 3 238 240; and India do., 218. t • ila )1 t he Foreign Market there is a decidedly t one, er and business is rather more active. t2L' s h 6 per Cents., 1862, are 71k ; do., Clnsolides, pry , ' Mexican, 458 46i ; do., New Loan, par ; Greek, 24i 25k ; Spanish Passive, „,; 4; and the Confederate Loan, 541,- 554. 4ti have else taken place as followt, k tt , ti 4 1 per Cents., 1852-60, 902 ; do., 1863, 872 ; 1001 ; 101 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 63 , 481 49 ; R uss i an per Cents.,lB62, 87-1 t;7,i."attlelan 3 per Cents., 221 ; do., 6 per Cents., ; and Italian, 681. bot tl h th e Railway Share Market the dealings hav e 1\1 ot : e el:I very nu mer ous. Great Eastern, Brighton, tv Er ' h Eastern (Berwick), and South Eastern, how ilave each improved ss. ; while Midland has tp 4 ed 10s., and Metropolitan £l. eb 11 ° Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit little of importance. tatv 44 k and Miscellaneous Shares also have re 4ed very inactive. Union of London have proved to 63 : 1 ; while London and Westminster has 'declined to 901 ; International Financial realise 112 ; National Discount, 14; and London Finan cial, 264 2 . Subjoined are the current quotations for some of the principal new undertakings ;—Real Pro perty Co., 4 I prem.; Imperial Financial, 4 1 prem.; Thames Ironworks, 3 4 prem.; Credit Foncier, 61- prem.; Credit Mobilier, 41 2 prem.; City Offices, 2 prem. ; Miliwall Ironworks, 21 I prem.; Imperial Bank of China, 34 41 prem.; Interna tional Land Credit, 2 1 prem.; Telegraph Con struction, 12 prem.; Lemberg Railway, k d prem.; North Australian, 11 prem.; and SAbloniere Hotel 2a a prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto Account, May 5 - per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent B9i a Naw 22 per Cent. Jan. 1891 Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire '6th J an., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 2oa Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent 4 dis Ditto £SOO dis Ditto £lOO and £2OO Bank England Stk, 4A per Ct. Ditto Account.. — INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 10f per Cent., April 1874 2lB Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Ditto Account.... — Ditto 4 per Cent. 1883 Do Certificates Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 — Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 • • • •• — Diu° 51 per Cent., May, 1879 Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 991 Ditte bonds £l,OOO — Ditto under £l,000 FOREIGN' FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent. ' 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 B7i :hilian 6 per Cent — Ditto 41 pet Cent — Egyptian 7 per Cent.. lOl 2 Ditto Second Issue Greek o per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupias — Ditto Account Ditto Coupons Ditto Account ... — Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account 451 a 6 Moorish lmperial 5 per Cent Nt-v Granada .. — Ditto Account — Ditto 2 per Cent — Ditto Deterred — Ditto Land Warrants (Hectarea) — P,:ruvifin 41 per Cent . • Ditto Account.... ... oat° 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 - Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent.,.1853 Ditto Account — Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856 , '7, '9, '6O, 62,' 3 Ditto Account Ditto Scrip (1863) £3O paid .. pm Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — t Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 .. Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 .. Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 Sardinian 5 per Cent .. Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account — Ditto Passive Ditto Accoun` Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Ditto Account Swedish, 4 per Cent. •• Turkish 6 per Cent. 1654 — Ditto Account 894 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account J)itto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds.. 7 l/ k it Ditto 1863 .. Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent lOO/ Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account Ditto 11 . per Cent Dividends on the above payable in Lend .n Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins. Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f... Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Account .. 68i Piedmontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 251 Jeruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols Money Ditto Account Liverpool Cotton Market —This Day, Sales 10,000 bales or more. Week's sales 83,270 bales includes 11,230 on speculation, and 17,720 for exportation, Actual export 8,134; estimated stock, 413,351 ; week's imports, 110,705. Quotations---Middling Orleans, 27i ; Mobile, 27 ; Uplands, 26-1 ; estimated fair Egyptians, 271 to 28i. MARKETS---This Day. MARK-LANE. A moderate supply of English wheat was on sale here to day. For all qualities the trade ruled heavy, at fully Mon. day's decline in the quotations, of is per quarter. The supply of foreign wheat on the stands was by no means extensive. In all desc iptions sales progressed heavily. Dantzic produce commanded previous rates, but the value of other descriptions had a downward tendency. Floating cargoes of grain wore in limited request, at late rates. With barley the market was seasonably well supplied. All descriptions sold heavily, at about previous quotations, The malt trade was dull, at fully the recent fall in the currency. The supply of oats on sale was moderately extensive. Both English and foreign descriptions moved off slowly, at about previous rates. Beans and peas were firm in price, and the demand for them ruled steady. In flour, a limited business was transacted, on former terms. ARRIVALS THIS IvIzEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flout. English...." 1,140 1 470 f 3,250 ' 2,3)0 30 I 2,090 Irish — 1 , , -- Voreign 1,126 6,500 I 17,690 I 270 sks, 3,c 90 brig. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supply of the meat on sale at these markets are seasonably large. Most descriptions are in slow request, yet no material change has taken place in prices, compared with our previous report. Per 81b. by the carcase. sd e d Inferior beef .. 2 10 3 2 Nfiddling do. .. 3 4 3 8 Prime largo do. 3 10 4 0 Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2 Large pork .... 3 2 3 10 Inferior mutton. 3 6 3 10 d e 6 Middlingmutton 4 0 4 4 Prime do .. 4 4 4 6 Vaal Small pork 4 0 4 6 Lamb BOROUGH HOP. Our market is dull, and the tendency of prices is some what in favour of buyers. Good and fine hops, however, may be crnsidered firm. Mid and East Kents £5 Os to £9 lOs per Cwt. Weald of Keats 5 Os to 7 7s „ Sussex Yearlings 3 Os to 6 Os ~ Bavarian 5 58 to 8 8s „ Belgian American COLONIAL. TEA,—A fair amount of business has been transacted, and at the public sales of Indian concluded yesterday, slightly enhanced prices were obtained. 'uotAit. —There has been a steady demand for West and lull rates have been current for good grocery descriptions. In the refined market, however, little ani mation prevailed.--common lumps being quated 62s to 62s 6d per cwt. °FERE. —The business transacted has been very re • stricted, and a furher slight decline may be recorded in the value of both Plantation and Native Ceylon. RlCE.—Business has continued inactive without any material change to nate in prices. TALLow.—The market has remained very dull, and quotations for both present and forward delivery have shown a downward movement, P.Y.C. on the spot is marked 40s, and last three months 43s 6d to 43s 9d per cwt A letter from Atexandria Bays :—After the races which are to take place here on the 2d of May, Ismail Pacba will give a gland ball at the Palace of Raeet Tin to the European colony, A very good racecourse is being care fully prepared at his highness's expense, just beyond the railway, near Gabini-gardens, between tho sea and Lake Mareot is. It is a circle of one mile, and has been intrusted to the French engineer who is constructing the gas works, Horses are expected from abroad, and the Bedouin Sheikhs are entering their horses five and six at a time, so the con test ought to be exciting. There is a tenement -house in New York city having sixty-eight rooms, 3 by 10 feet, containing seventy families of one hundred and forty-four adults and one hundred and thirty•eight children, eleven dogs, and forty three cats.—...4/ncrican Taper. A More snit NUGGET, --The days of nuggets have not yet passed away from Ballarat. This morning early the Cosmopolitan Company unsarthal a splendid specimen, weighing 111ez,—.Bagarat .Evening Fast, lan. 14. 11-1 E SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EITVNING, APRIL 22, 1864. SHARE MARKETS—This day. Share i Raßviaps. (3.14. Wol., and Str. Val. Ilythe and Tyne. tiost.,Sleat.,andMid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian ........ C•orl and Bandon :;ornwall Do A A gets no div ti t3p c.p an.haf ' Do. B been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. fittn.,Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow., tilasg. and S. Western.; ti'reatEastern, Ord. sth Ditto A stock Ditto EastAnglian st Ci'reatNorthol Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do dt. awl W. of Irelan , ilreat Western Do Str Val gua. stoat Lancashize & Yorkshirt London and Illackwall Lou., Bright.,& S. Coast , Lon., Chat., and Dover Lou. & Norfh Western Lon. & So•.th Western Man., Slid., & Lincoln. Ylaryport and Carlisle Do I shares Metropolitan ,lidland Do New Do Binning. & Derby Grt. W. of Ireland Do. shares .11id Kent Do Cray Line North British Edna., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwie , Do, G.N.E. purchas , Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle Narth London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Ceotral Scot N. E., Aber. stoc, Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Weichpoo Shropshire Union South DeTon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dur staines, Wok.,andWok Stockton & Datlingtot, Do Do New, 18a, 'f aff Vale. . . Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny! e.st Corn wall W. lisrtlepool Har.&R West Midland -Oxford' Do Newport ] Ito 1.1 eret ord 8 8} Si 9 83 E 5 118 119 6 7f 35 37 16 17 90 92 101. 106 4C '6l 61 71 130} 134 1373 114 P 1 In 91 03 Cs} 64 L9l 110; 66 C 8 101 103 j 43 44 I 111 1 nit 99h 54 55 1 4 /15 130 i 131 100 162 51 62i 24i '4s', 1O lUle 56 67 88i 891 128 131 14 26 p 78 79 tot 114 121 123 Y. 15.4 54 66 33 85 9Cf 9li 103 1(5 1. 96 87 38 01 10 8 81 ( 165 i7J 5 7 3 4 t2.lu CO 93 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. paid.' ' Closing Business I Price. done. VI 2 131 138 1 100 a Ii 13k 111} 99 101/1 891 I l]6} ts} 16 151 1301111 101 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Sal 'ways Atlantic &St Lawrenix 13orn.,Baroda.t.Cent Inc Gu. 5 per cent.. Do. New Do. E. Shares... Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. Preference Bud alo,Brant,,l4G odrich p. et. bds. Aug. 1,1 n Do. do. July 1, 187,, Do. do. June 1, 18; Chnif ta.,t S. E astn. (Lin . CapeTol.vn t Dock Scri; Haetn. Bengal gu. 5 p. East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. (1 Ext Do. do. H do. IGrand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pre:. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pi ef. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deferred...... GLlndisPenan.gua.sp.c Do. New gua.s p. Do. January, 1862 .. Gt. South.of India (Lim uaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada. Sharek, Do. New . Do. 6 p.a. '73 with't opt. Do. 51 p. o. do. '77-8.... Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. o. Do. 41- p. o. Extension Dc.4q d 0........ Do. Fifth Extension. nelb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. & llobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. i. along. lids Newßr unswiektt Can& Class •A and B N. itl.C'da6 pc Ist pt bds , Seinde .......... Do. Delhi. ;: Do. do Do. Punjaub a Do. Do. . . Do. (ndus.St. Flo.) 100 100 100 100 100 100 all 103 (IGO ; 100 2 all 1 1(tO Pa:tl, all Closing Price. 59 - a 102 10 P 6 6 } 8i Oi 77 82 77 8S 77 88 101 103 02 101 104 105 104 105 1 , 101 p f 20} 72 14 C 2 S 4 62 64 51 53 48 50 40 t 2 26 28 23 t 6 103 104 i 1 103 104 101 100 100 11 03 05 82 81 f 1010 ;02 n 0 95 07 00 9: 68 6) 3 5 82 /4 IC3 IC4 10 10. p IP to 2 1k,3 96 98 'I SEC t) 102 101 101 s(3 101 103 80 01 88 90 106 108 107 lig 218 ilo 110 112 112 114 106 108 V. 6 108 .02 104 99i 100: 99 10 00 too 10) 111 Lo 4 lod 10 112 ,08 109 3715 815 530 600 (5 68 WA (14 frig 71 71 Of 10 41 3 35 32 34 105 11 80 38 35 4 18 20 4i 4 5/ I 1/ 1 85 , 15 2 95 2 25 45 5 41 43 450 470 40 50 31 33 38 19 9 10 19 21 205 215 87& 921 1 35 40 21 21 13 14 200 205 22 24 21 21 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—Last Evening, The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at the usual hour. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Scots Episcopal Fund Bill was read a second time, and the Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. STANDING ORDERS. Lord REDESDA.LE moved the usual sessional order that no private bill brought from the House of Commons be read a second time after the 30th of June.—Agreed to. LAND MORTGAGE BANK OF INDIA. BILL. This bill was read a second time. JOINT STOCK COMPANIES (FOREIGN COUNTRIES) BILL. This bill was read a second time. IMPROVEMENT OF LAND ACTS (1544) BILL, The LORD CHANCELLOR named the committee to which this bill has been referred, UNION RELIEF AID ACTS CONTINUANCE BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. LAND DRAINAGE (PROVISIONAL ORDERS) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. TRANSFER OF LAND.—VISIT OF GENERAL GARIBALDI. Lord CHELMSFORD called the attention of the house to the returns which have been made under the Land Transfer Act. The noble lord was proceeding with his speech when, noticing the excitement that prevailed, con sequent upon the visit of General Garibaldi, ho remarked, "I fear I shall not engage your lordships' attention." There was some slight laughter, and "Order" having been called, he again proceeded. ILI a few minutes a largo body of members of the House of Commons appeared at the bar. Shortly afterwards (ten minutes to six) General Garibaldi entered the house in company with Sir Augustus Clifford, and at the same moment the light was turned full on, thus showing off the gorgeous chamber to the fullest effect. He took up his position in front of the throne, the only person near him being the Usher of the Black Rod, The space on either side was excessively crowded, but for once the General had the opportunity of viewing one scene at least without being inconvenienced by a crowd. Lord Chelmsford, who was still addressing the house, turned smiling as the General appeared before the Throne and behind the Lord Chancellor; as much as to say—What shall Ido 2 He, however, proceeded with his address. General Garibaldi made a slight bow to their lordships on entering. and, in a few seconds after, the Bishop of Oxford rose from his seat, and entered into conversation with the General for some minutes. Lord Harrowby also spoke a few words to the General, and when he returned Earl Russell walked towards him and shook hands with the illustrious vi:itor. After reuraining four or five minutes the General with drew. The NOBLE LORD argued that the results which were anticipated from the passing of the act had not been rea lised. Since the act was passed only €5 applications for registration had been made, and only 11 estates had been registered ; 46 cases remained undispcsed of, comprising only 4,787 acres of land. Instead of the office being self supporting, the whole amount of fees received amounted to £lBO. He regarded the act as a complete failure. The LORD CHANCELLOR denied that the act bad been a failure. It only came into operation in October, 1862. From that time until March last property to the amount of £2,000,000 had been registered, and numerous applications for registrations had since been made. After some observations from Lord Cranworth, the Duke of Montrose, and Lord Overstone, the subject dropped. THE CONFERENCE: The Earl of CARNARVON, before their lordships ad journed, wished to ask the Foreign Secretary a question of some importance relative to the conference. Their lordships were aware that the meeting of the conference had been fixed for yesterday, and their lordships were aware that the re presentatives of 'ho minor German states, and of Austria and Prussia, failed to attend, and cozsequently one day was lost; and a day was of much moment at a time like the present. The conference, be understood, had been post pined until next Monday; and their lordships would re member that this was not the first postponement. The con ference was originally to have been held on the 11th, but it was postponed until the 20th, and now it was again post poned until Monday. It was most distinctly understood that one of the first steps of the conference would be to order an armistice, and that a suspension of hostilities would take place; but he was sorry to say that there were reasons which, it was very easy to understand, might induce the Austrian, and especially the Prussian Government, to de sire to see delay in the armistice being carried into effect. This was a matter which ought not to be lost sight of. The question which he wished to put was whether, in the event of any further postponement of the conference, any steps would be taken to secure at once such an armistice as would cause a suspension of hostilities, and to avoid an indefinite postponement of the conference accompanied with a con tinuation of hostilities in Denmark. He had seen it stated in the newspapers that there was an intention on the put of the Prussian Government to forward their troops into Jutland. He bad also seen it stated—he hoped not on good authority, but it had appeared in some of the German papers—that there was an intention, by means of the occu pation of Jutland, to make Dnmark pay the expenses of the war. Under these circumstances he wished to put his question as to the probability of there being an armistice. Earl RUSSELL, who was very indistinctly heard, was understood to say---With regard to the meeting of the con ference I have to state that the German Confederation, having at pointed Baron Von Beust as their representative, and ho holding the offices of President of the Council, Homo Minister, and Foreign Minister of Saxony, it would be necessary for him to make arrangements with respect to performirg the duties of those offices during his absence ; he could not, therefore, be in London until Monday next. The plenipotentiaries attended yesterday and fouud that the representatives of Austria and Prussia had received strict instructions not to attend the conference until .the repre sentative of the Diet was in attendance. Under these cir cumstances I must decline to enter into the question which the noble earl has put. (Hear, hear.) I must say further that when the conference meets, which I trust will be on Monday next, they will take the whole matter into their serious consideration. The Earl of MALMESBURY—I am quite sure that it is beet to treat the matter with all discretion under the cir cumstances about to take Pleee—l sa y a b ou t to take place, because the conference now stands adjourned. I think that the noble earl is right in the answer he gave in reference to an armistice, but I must say on my own part, that I hop e that the noble earl and the Government will be on their guard against a repetition of these p os tponements. (Hear, hear.) It is impossible not to see th e o b v ious consequences of future postponements ; it it evident to every ono that the parties to meet in the conference may make use of these postponements to come before the conference in a different position to that in which they are at this moment. there fore trust the noble earl and her M a j esty ' s Governtn.ent will employ themselves in noting most accurately what exeln;: g may be made for a further postpon ement ; b em use in this instance, looking in the distance, an d at what I k now my self has been the course taken by th e gent l eman t o whom the noble earl has alluded, I confess I am extremely sus picions as to the excuse made on this occasion being sincere Lord STRATFOR , D DE REDCLIFFE said it was satis factory to observe that both sides of the house recognised the importance of avoiding discussion under present cir cumstances. He had no reason to doubt that her Majesty's Government had already in naiad th e observations ma d e by the noble earl on the other side. At th e sa me time it ap peared to him great value attached to what had fallen from his noble friend. It was satisfactory to those who observed what was passing that the attention of both sides of the house was directed to the proper disposition of this confe rence. He felt he was justified in those observations by what was occurring. It seemed to him impossible for an) one to read the accounts of what had transpired with regard to Sonderborg, and to the continuance of those hostilities which were being carried out in a murderous spirit, and likewise with regard to the apparent intention of extending those hostilities to the other principal fortress of Denmark and throughout Jutland, without reeognieing the great im portance that attached to the spirit in whi c h th „ onfarene , assembled. He trusted that the progress of the conference would be accelerated, and that its proceedings would to brought to a happy end. (Hear, hear.) Earl RUSSELL said that the noble earl opposite was quite justified in saying ho had a ri g ht t o ask a question, as to when the conference wou ld be g in. But with regard to his em observationsbr, that generally,Austria it was just t o a ll part i es to re mewber, a and Prussia h a d d ec l are d t h e i r eten Au willingness to enter the conference, and when that proposie tion was made by him to Denmark, the answer he received was that there was so much e xcitement at the time at Copen. hagen, that that court hoped the answer would not Le pressed until they had more time to consider the whole subject. He, therefore, did not press it for a fortnight. At the expira tion of that time ho communicated the answer of Denmark to the courts of Berlin and Vienna, and no objection was taken on their part. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—Last Evening. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr, CHILDERS, Junior Lord of the Admiralty, took the oaths and his seat on his re-election for Pontefract, PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were road a third time and passed : Halifax and Junction Railway, Newcastle-under-Lyme Canal and North Staffordshire Railway Companies, Pon typridd Water, Salisbury and Yeovil Railway, and Sudden Bridge and Bury Roads. SUBSIDY TO ROYAL MAIL STEAM COMPANY. Mr. CAVE asked the Secretary to the Treasury whether the West India colonies have been called upon by the Treasury to contribute the sum of £37,551 for the present year towards the subsidy to the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company ; and, if so, whether the consent of those colonies had been previously obtained; and, whether he would lay upon the table of the house the evy of a letter from him self to Sir Fre.erick Rogers, together with the copy of a letter from the Postmaster General enclosed therein on the subject. Mr. PEEL said that notice had been given to the proper parties in the colonies that it was expected they would contribute half towards the expenses in question. UNION ASSESSMENT ACT. Mr. Alderman SALOMONS aektd the President of the Poor Law Board if he intended to propose any amendment of the Union Assessment Act during the present session, and particularly if ho intended so to alter that act as to make it compulsory on parties to appeal to the Assessment Committee before appealing to the justices in quarter ses sions. Mr. 'VILLIERS said it was his intention to introduce a provision in the Act he proposed to bring before the house, and make an amendment in reference to this subject. GARIBALDI. Mr. KINNAIRD said that a rumour had been prevalent in the metropolis, and had appeared in the public news papers, to the effect that a Minister of the Crown had been instrumental in inducing the abrupt departure of General Garibaldi from this country. (Hear, hear.) He wished to know if there was any truth in the rumour. The CHANCELLOR' of the EXCHEQUER thanked his hon. friend for having afforded him an opportunity of making a personal explanation in reference to those absurd rumours alluded to. On Saturday last it was communi cated to him that the friends of General Garibaldi enter tained fears for his health, and Dr. Ferguson, one of the most eminent medical men— Mr. SCULLY roso to order, as the matter now intro duced was irrelevant to the question. The SPEAKER decided that the Chancellor of the Ex cheq :er was quite in order. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER repeated that the General's friends ware beginning to entertain fears relative to his health, and he was requested by the Duke of Sutherland to go to Stafford House that evening at 9 o'clock in order to consider, with other of the General's friends, what they should advise him to do under the circumstances. He went to Stafford House accordingly, and as it appeared that the General had promised to visit no less than thirty towns in the kingdom, it was apprehended that he wouli not be able to do so with safety. The Earl of Shaftes bury and other friends of the Ganerai present came to the conclusion that they ought to advise him to contract his circle of places to be visited. The conclusion was communicated to the General by him, and it was represented to him that if he carried out his intention he would be endangering his health, in the preservation of which the people of this country felt so great an in terest. (Hear, hear.) That was the whole substance Jf his communication, and the upshot of it was that he should contract his visits and state before leaving London the place's to which he intended to go before his de parture. The General listened to him and said that there was great force in what ho stated, but then it would be difficult to make the selection suggested, and that he considered the object of his visit to England had been accomplished when he came to the me tropolis, that object being to thank the people of this country for what they had done with regard to his health, and that he thought when he visited the metropolis he visited the whole country, whose feelings it represented. He added that all the promises he had given as to his visits were conditional. and hoped on . a future occasion to be able to visit this country without pomp or ceremony. _ . Mr. SOULLY wished to know whether the metropolis represented the feeling of Ireland ? (Laughter.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he had made no suggestion to the General as to any tour in Ireland and England, and left the selection entirely to the General himself. THE LISBTJRN ELECTION COMMITTEE. Mr. BUTT, in presenting petitions. on the subject of the proceedings in respect to the committee, drew attention to the hardship inflicted on Mr. Richardson, who for 11 days sustained the expense of contesting the return of the sitting member without any benefit owing to the illness of one of the members. He contended that there should be an alteration in the case of their election committees, and concluded by moving the following :—" That the Select Committee on the Lisburn Election Petitions do re-assemble and report upon the matter referred to them by the house." After some remarks by Mr. HUNT and the ATTORNEY GENERAL, the motion was negatived without a division. THE FIRE INSURANCE DUTY. On going into Committee of 'Ways and Means, Mr. H. SHERIDAN moved as an amendment, that in the opinion of the house the reduction of the fire insurance duty in the manner proposed by the Chancellor of the Ex chequer was not the mode of reduction contemplated by the resolution of the house passed last session on the subject, and that a uniform reduction of Is. per cent. on all descrip tions of property liable to the said duty would be more ac coptable to the country. Mr. HADFIELD seconded the motion, which was opposed by The CHANCELLOR, of the EXCHEQUER, who argued that if adopted it would be totally useless in respect of any efficacious reduction of the fire insurance duty. It would destroy the principle which the house had approved in apportioning the balance of revenue and expenditure, and would sweep away every rag of the surplus. With regard to his own proposal, he ol:*.erved that there would be no diffi culty whatever in rating stock in trade. .11r. DISRAELI thought the principle of the amendment, as distinguished from that of the Government proposition, was the right one; but although he should vote for the amendment, in the event of its becoming a substantive mo tion he should move the omission of the words "ono shil ling per cent." Thus the house would only be pledging itself to the principle of a uniform reduction of duty. After a few remarks from Mr. T. Baring, Sir H. Wil loughby, and Sir S. Northcote, the house divided, and the motion for going into committee was carried by 170 to 117. The amendment was therefore lost, and the house went into committee of ways and means. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER submitted a resolution reducing the fire insurance duty on stock in trade to Is. 6d. per cent, per annum. Sir H. WILLOUG LiBY, by way of amendment, moved that for stock in trade, houses and buildings should be sub stituted; but the amendment was negatived without a divi sion, and the motion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer agreed to nein con, The house having resumed, on the order for supply, Colonel DICKSON moved for a select committee to in quire into the claims of Mr. John Clare, jun., upon the Go vernment for compensation for inventions and designs supplied to the Admiralty in connection with iron ship building and the construction of gun boats. The motion was opposed by Lord C. PAQET and the SoLlorron-GxNznAL, who contended that as the matter had already been investigated and decided in the courts of lgw, Mr. Clare had no claim for compensation upon the house. _ _ Ultimately, and after some discussion of no interest, the motion was negatived. Sir J. PAKINOTON put questions relative to the pre sent state of the Channel fleet, and the reserves in the home ports. which elicited from Lord C. Paget a statement to the effect that the first-class steam reserve consisted of 13 ships, viz,, three iron- armoured ships, two line-of-battle ships, two frigates, three corvettes, and three sloops, and they west. • all fit for service. The Channel fleet being comprised . s necessarily required a good deal of docking. of iron Eh:: The High e,:irt at Bombay Bill was read a third time and passed. The Court of Justiciary. ( Scotland ) Bill, the Fish Teinds (S c otland) Bill, and the Sun, nary Procedure (Scotland) Bill were severally passed through %.:2 mmittee • The Charitable Assurances Enrolmel.. is Bill was read a second time. ittee The Bridges (Ireland) Bill was defeated in c 0711.71 b y 128 to 85. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER nominated the select committee on the Government Annuities Bill. Sir M. FARQUHAR, moved that the committee have power to send for and examine persons, papers, and records. The motion was opposed 17 the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, Lord Palmerston, and Mr. Vivian; and was supported by Lord J. Manners, Mr. Hankey, and Mr. Ayrton, Upon a division it was negatived by 127 to 104, and the committee nominated. The other business on the paper was also gone through, and the house adjourned at 10 minues to 1 o'clock, THE VOLUNTEERS. MEMORANDUM FOR COMMANDINGWar April It is hereby notified, for the information of commanding officers of volunteers, with reference to the Horse Guards General Order of the 7th ult,, No. 843, relative to the in troduction of certain changes into the musketry instruction of the army, that it is not iatencted to make any alteration in the mode of carrying on the musketry practice of volun teers during the year ending Nov. 30, 1864. By Order, GEORGE ERSKINE, Col., Deputy-Inspector of Volunteers. SECOND EDITION. Bank of England Return,•--Last Evening. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32. fur the week ending on Wednesday, the 20th day of April, IS64: IBBUE DEPORTMENT. Notes Issued ......i26.706,520 Government Debt .£11.015,1C0 Other Securities .. 3.634,900 Gold Coin do Bullion 12,056,520 'Silver Bullion £26,700,520 1 BANKINU 111 Proprietors' Capi tal ............. C 14,553.000 Rest . . ..... . 3,195,30 eublio Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) 5.787,320 Other Deposits 13,534,009 S eve n Day and other Bills 531,108 g37,7.;0.806 Al. April 21, 1361. £26,706,520 , EPARTIKENT. Government Secu rities (including Dead WeightAn- nuity) £11,022,267 Other Securities 20,476,912 Notes Gold and Silver 636,782 Coln X 37,750,806 R SHALL, Chief Cashier. COLONIAL GOVILIII' UV. 6 p.c..) stti LAI: 1b77-S1 Do. a p.c. Feb..t. Aug Do. e p. c. Mar.& Sept. Do. P p. c. Jautez.luly. Do. 5 inrcribed stow; 'ape G. Hope, 6p Do.Ap &Oct. lsst Do. 18.1 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 'Ceylon, Nov.lt4B, 6 p Mauritius 6 int* cent .. Natal (tiuV. 6 per cent.. N.l3.(lov.6p.o.JaAtJul) Lot 6 p. tt Oct. N. S,Wttiov. 5 p 1,18, Do. 5 p. c.,lSti to I. t Do. do.,;888 ttupwdb New Zealand 6 p cent. NOW. Scotia Gov. 6 p. e. i sterling', 1875. I.,lucensland (; - 'CV. 6 p. c. 6. Ana Cifp.c.lo6.ez up.. Nitottiov. 6 p.c. Ja..tJul) u.art)ik. HRITIS i.,amorian Goose!. Gold milord AmatgatUafPd ' iflzvot - , G. ebb Ciavist) !East Bnisett (I 1 logan East Clogau Gold Ltd 1 East Caradon ...... i , :ast Cam Brtd• . • . E. 1N 'i Russel (Tavi s (.4/032.(t8t.Aueyn(Gwen , Great South Tolgus ,;(1. Wheal Vor (Etelston Grenville.. 11 ingsten Downs Lady Bertha (Margaret (tiny Lelant !Matte Valley.. 3lyndy Iron Oro (Lim , New Setun North Downs h'l Basset (Illoz:m IN'orth Wheal Crotty Par Consols (tit. Blaze), Crovidence(Uny Lelnt. _iouthCaradon(St.Cleer: 3. Cam Brea (Illogan) 1S Wheal Fran. (Illoz,an Stray Park fernar Silv.k Lead Min. fin Croit West Basset (Illogan) W Cr radon (Liskeardd West Beton Wheal Basset (Illogan)1 Wheal Buller(ltedruth)l Wheal Kitty (15.Lelant) 1 WhealLudcott W heal Ita.ryAnn gen ) Wheal 3eton Wheal Treiawney (Lis )1 Wheal Union PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 5 per cent., red. at 5 per cent. pm., 107 Great Western, 4 per cent. irred., 871 PREFERENCE SHARES AND iSTOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pt.. 99i LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Proton and Wyre, fli FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Sambre and Meuse, 8i FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper, lint. 12} Yudanau.utana of S. Australia, lim., 3 BANK:, Agra and United Service (lira), 147 9 alliance ilia... 58% 7% Ditto, new, 47% Anglo Austrian, 7% 7 Anglo-Italian, limited, 6i Australasia, 75 Ditto, new, 48% Bank of Egypt, 29; Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 111 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, (0% City, 125 0 Consolidated Bank, lira., 11j East London, Bur., 81 English, Sew eh, and Australian Chartered, 211 European Bank, lira., 141 H►ndustan, Oliva, and Japan (lim.), 33 4% _ Ditto, new, 0 Imperial Bank (lim.), 401 Ditto, new, issued at 4 pm., 25 .1 Imperial Ottoman, 201 a Land Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 6 London, firm., and S. Staffordshire, Um., 261 51 London and County, 65} London, Hamburg. Cont. Exch lim., 221 2Li London Joint Stock, 45 Loudon and Northern, lim., 23a 1 !. London and 11 estminstcr, 901 Merchant Bank, tim , 17 Mercantile and Exchange. lim., 191 1 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, UM., 32 21 Mexican, lim., 7 National Provincial of England,_— Ditto, new, 45 Ditto, ditto, 37 Oriental Banx Corporation, 69 South E stern, Jim., 41 Union ot Australia, 55 Union of Ireland, lim., 201 Union of London, 543 to DOCKS. East and West India, 141:40i MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort... Land and Finance, lim.. 3g Berlin Water Works, 1irn.,86 Bombay Gas, liin., 51 Commercial Union, Insurance, 01 .Contract ,orporation, lira., 51 Credit Mobilicr, 9i 6 Crystal Palace, Ditto, Preference, 112 Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb, 113K13. Egyptian Ccm. and Trading, Rm., 5} Electric Telegraph, 101 English and Australian Copper, la Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Urn., 10! s 1Q Hudson's Bay, Imperial Financial, lint, 91 Indian Carrying, Um., It International Financial t 'iociety, Hu, 11/ Bnsineas don. KIT 1 too 091 SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day, CROYDON RACES—Tats DAY. BY ELECTRiC TELEGRAPH. STAND PLATE. Bell's Life Ballyeasey Paddy Seven ran. sron,TIKG INTELLIGENCE, TATTERSAILS'.—Lesr EVENING. The attendance this afternoon, though fashionable, was meagre as to numbers, but several of the large book-makers being present some important movements took place on the Two Thousand, for which Fille de I , Air was again backed to win some thousand at from 4 to 1 to 3 to 1, the latter being taken kindly at the finish. Copenhagen was thought at one period of the afternoon to be the "barred" one, but the French "party " came out, and snatched up all the 100's to 3 in the market, which had the effect of reinstating the mare mere firmly than ever, 5 to 2 being the highest price offered at the close of business. Copenhagen was backed for a good deal of money at 9 to 2, and even at half a point less he met with some support. A Northern book maker, however, was loud in his endeavours to find a customer for 4 "centuries," but with no result, 13 "hun dreds" were accepted about Planet, who declined, however, to 7 offered, and at the latter odds Paris would have found friends. The only features of the Chester Cup wera the firmness of Lord Zetland, Change, and Muezzin, at their quoted prices, the former pair being backed one against the other for a cool thousand. Very little was done on the Derby. 13 to 1 each was at first taken about General Peel and Copenhagen, but later on their respective friends were accommodated with 1,000 to 50. 1,000 0 35 was booked once about Ely, and a solitary "fiver" was invested on Aokworth at 33 to 1. Closing prices:— TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 3to 1 agat Fille de I'Air (taken freely) 4to 1 agat Corenhagen (taken and offered) 7to 1 agst General Peel (taken) 100 to 8 eget Sir Roger (taken) 13 to 1 agst Paris (offered) 100 to 7 agst Planet (offered) 15 to 1 agst Historian (offered) 20 to 1 agat Hollyfox (offered, take 25 to 1) 66 to 1 agst Claremont (offered) • PRINCE OF WALES'S STARES. 60 to 20 agst Glendnsk (taken) S CHESTER CUP. Bto 1 agst Lord Zetland (taken freely) Bto 1 agat Change (offered, take 9to 1) 10 to 1 agst Muezzin (taken freely) 100 to 6 agst Little Stag (taken) 25 to 1 agst Gordian Knot (taken) 25 to 1 agat Greenland (taken) 25 to 1 agst My Mary (taken) 25 to 1 agst Clown (taken) 53 to 1 agst Mail Train (offered) 60 to 1 agst Hersey (offered) £l,OOO even on Lord Zetland agst Change (taken) DERBY. 7to 1 agst Scottish Chief (taken) 100 to 8 agst Coastguard (offered) 100 to 6 agst Cambuscan (offered) 20 to 1 agst General Peel (taken) 20 to 1 agst Copenhagen (taken) 20 to 1 agst Forager (offered, take 25 to 1) 25 to I agst First Fight (taken) 28 to 1 agst Ely (taken) 33 to 1 agst Ackwm th ((taken) 40 to 1 agst Baragah (taken) 45 to 1 agst Strafford (taken) 50 to 1 agst Claremont (offered) The subscription room will be opened on Saturday for comparing on the Two Thousand, and the usual business. BETTING AT MANCHESTER-THURSDAY. Although there was an average muster at our Subscrip tion Rooms this day, the betting was marked with no important feature, save the return of Paris to favour for the Two Thousand Guineas. After 15 " poneys" had been taken on the quiet about him, Paris closed at 10 to 1 (taken and'offered). At 7 to 1 General Peel, whose stable corn panicn, First Flight, was struck out yesterday at 3 45 p.m., would have been freely invested on, bat 6 to 1 was the highest offer against him. For the Cheater Cup Change closed a shade better favourite than Lord Zetland, but the latter had many friends at Bto 1. Closing prices : TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 3to 1 agat Fille de I'Air (offered) 11 to 2 aget Copenhagen (offered) 7 to ,1 agat General Peel (wanted) 10 to 1 agst Paris (taken and offered) 10 to 1 aget Sir Roger (offered) 12 to 1 agat Planet (offered) 100 to 6 agat Claremont (offered—take 20 to 1) THE DERBY. 20 to 1 agst Copenhagen (offered) 26 to 1 agat Paris (taken) 25 to 1 eget First Flight (offered) 20 to 1 agst Baragah (taken) 60 to 1 agst Ackworth (offered) CHESTER CUP. Bto 1 agat Change (wanted) Bto 1 aget Lord Zetland (taken freely) 100 to 7 agst Greenland (offered) 100 to 7 agat Muezzin (offered) 100 to 6 agat Oldminster (wanted) MEETING OF THE JOCKEY CLUB. A general meeting of the Jockey Club will be held at Newmarket after the races, on Wednesday, in the First Spring Meeting, for a ballot and other business. Notice of motion by Lord Coventry :—To alter rule 20 by adding to it the words as quoted below. 20.—When a person takes a :nomination for a stake in which the forfeit is to be declared by a particular time, and does not declare forfeit by the time fixed in the articles, he shall thenceforth be considered to have taken the engage ment on himself, and his name shall be substituted for that of the original subscriber, " and the purchaser of a year ling with his engagements may, by paying into Messrs. Weatherby's hands, on or before the Ist of November, when the horse is one year old, the amount of the forfeits of all the different stakes in which he is engaged, have the nominations transferred into his own name, provided always that at the time of ouch transfer the original nomi nator is not in default for stakes or forfeits." CROYDON SPRING MILITARY AND OPEN STEE PLEC HASE S. —THIIRSD AT. The Innkeepers' Plate (Handicap) of £5O; winners extra. About two miles and a half. Capt. Mechell's Leonidas, aged llst 121 b (C. Boyce) 1 Mr Yardley's The Screw, aged, lOst 71b (E. Pratt) 2 Mr C. Peck's Ballycasey, aged, list ....(B. Land, jun.) 3 The following also ran :—lronsides, The Don, Forest Hind, and Charley Grey. Betting-9 to 4 eget Leonidas, sto 1 agst Ironsides, 8 to 1 each agst The Screw and Ballycasey, 10 to 1 bar four. Ironsides showed the way, but was soon passed by Charley Grey and The Don, who went on first and second to the fence, on the top of the hill, which Charley Grey refused, and The Don soon gave way to Ballycaeey and the favourite, the pair passing the enclosure in close order, with Ironsides third, The Screw fourth, The Don (who refused the fence 6 :1 the course), with Charley Grey and Forest Hind tailed o ff. No further change occurred until a quarter of a mile from home, where The Screw passed both Ironsides and Banycasey, btu, never reached Leonidas, the I aUer winning . lengths; 13allycasey was third, half a easily by a couple o. length from The Screw; Ironsides cantered in fourth; the others did not pass the post. A Selling Handicap Steeplechase Plato of 40 soya, for all ages; the winner to be sold for 1.. e; 0. About two miles and a half. Mr B. Land's Diadem, aged, lOst 101 b .. (J. Land) 1 Cumberland and The Screw also ran, Betting—Even on The Screw, 2to 1 agst Diadc.rai .3 to 1 1 agst Cumberland. The favourite led to the hurdle jump (a mile and a quar ter from home), where she blundered, rolled over, unseated her rider, and broke away; the other two (Diadem holding a slight lead) then kept well together until the same fence was reached a second time, when Cumberland overleaping himself, pitched on to his head, and Diadem came in alone. The winner was not sold. The Grand Military Handicap Steeplechase of 5 soya each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 100 added, for horses the property of and to be ridden by officers on full or halt pay, About three miles. 11 subs. Major Wcmbwell's Bell's Life, aged, 12st 71b (Mr. Coventry) 1 Mr Hare's Whirlwind, aged, lOst 71b .... (Capt. Smith) 2 Capt. J. Vibart's Übique, aged list 101 b ..(Mr Griffith) 3 Mr Magennis's Vesta, aged, list 51b (Capt. Knox) 4 The following also ran :—Nabob,Westender, and Useless Brate. Betting-6 to 5 agst Bell's Life, sto 1 agst Vesta, 6to 1 each agst Westender and Übique, 100 to 12 agst any other (offered.) Bell's Life led for the first quarter of a mil°, when he re fnsed,and took all except Übique with him; the latter getting well over soon held a long lead ; Whirlwind and the fovou rite getting over at a second attempt went to second and third, Nabob a long way from the two, fourth, with Vesta fifth. Westender would not face the fence, and Use- less Bruta soon afterwards refused, and unshipping his rider was pulled up, and with Westender came a near cut home. Crossing the piece of ploughed land on the hill, Übique gave way to Whirlwind and Bell's Lifo, who from this point had the race to themselves, Nabob having come to grief a mile from home, and neither Übique or Vesta could reach the two, Bell's Life winning easily by three lengths ; Vesta fell at the last fence, and Übique 1 passing her obtained the honour of being placed a bad third; Vesta cantered past the chair fourth; the others did not pass the post, Windsor was struck out of the race on 'Thursday, at 12.55. A Selling Steeplechase of 3 sovs each, with 25 added, for 4-yr-olds and upwards; weight for age; selling allow, - - awes. About two miles. Mr Blencowe's Paddy, aged, 12st (.£50).. (Mr Mumford) 1 Mr Eli's Bravo, 6 yrs, llst 71b (£3O) ........ (J. Searle) 2 _ _ _ The following also ran :—Old Man, Perfect Cure, Nereus, Gamecock, Sunbeam, Gin Sling, Almeris, and Cumberland. Betting-6 to 4 agst Sunbeam, 9to 4 agst Nereus, Bto 1 agst Cumberland, 100 to 8 agst Paddy. Cumberland made play, followed closely by Nereus, Per fect Cure, sunbeam, and Almeria, Paddy leaving the re mainder. This order was maintained for the first half mile, when Cumberland gave way to Perfect Cure, Sunbeam, and Nereus, the three leaving a clear lead to the hurdle jump, which Perfect Cure blundered at and fell, and Sun beam, Nereus, Almeris, and Cumberland, all following his example, came down a cropper, and for some time it was feared several of the horses and riders were injured, but such was not the case, as all the lot were soon en their legs, and nothing beyond a severe shaking resulted therefrom. Paddy, after these mishaps, steered clear of the fallen horses, and came in alone; Brava cantered in a bad second; the others aid not pass the post. ' The winner was bought by Mr > Saltmarsh for 72 guineas. The Open Hunters' Stakes of 5 soya each, with 20 added, for hunters, &c.; 12st each; with penalties and allow ances. About 3 miles. 13 subs. Mr Blencowe's Acrobat, aged, 12st 7th (inc 71b ex) Mr Simmons's The Wrangler, 5 yrs, 12st.. (Mr (Mr Jenki Rumfor nsd) 1 ) 2 Mr Tompkins's The Rejected, aged, 12et 71b (inc 71b ex) (B. Land, jun.) Mr Temple's White Stockings, aged, 125 t.... (J. Lana) 4 3 The following also ran :--Fusilier, Fencer, Lady Blanche, Sawney, Bracknell, Gipsy Queen, Croydon, Bravo, and The Unknown. Betting-6 to 4 agst Acrobat, sto 1 agst Bracknell, 7t o 1 each agst The Rejected and Fusilier, 100 to 8 bar four. The favourite, with The Wrangler, The Rejected, and White Stockings, had the race to themselves a mile from home, shortly atter which Acrobat took a strong lead, alad, getting over his fences without mistake, won easily by a length; The Rejected a bad third ; White Stockings was fourth; the others headed by Sawney, beaten off a long way. Bracknell shipped his bridle soon after starting, and his jockey having dismounted, the horse went for some dis tance riderless. YORK SPRING MEETING. TVESDAY, MAY 10. Acceptances for the Flying Dutchman's Handicap. One mile and quarter. Age at lb Limosina Flirtation My Mary Brighton The M calk a 8 1 Donny brook 4 8 0 Anfield Tourist Onesander . 4 7 12 Dunkeld 4 7 12 Newmarket Age st lb Alico Merry Maid 6 6 9 Gaardsman Little Stag Bradamanto 3 6 5 Loafer Gondola 3 6 2 Goldylocks Vacuna colt Sea Boy. Lytham 3 5 12 Weights for the Somersetshire Stakes of 25 soya each, 10ft, and 5 only if declared on or before April 26. Two miles and a distance. 66 subs. If the highest weight accept ing be under Bst 121 b, it will be raised to that, and the others in proportion. Age st lb Fairwater .. 6 9 5 Tim Whiffler .. .. 5 9 0 Catch-'em-Alive .. 5 8 13 Grimston .. 5 8 10 iflackdown .. 5 8 7 Carisbrook .. 5 8 7 Sea Ring .. 4 8 5 Magnum Bonum .. 6 8 4 Jack o Hearts .. 4 8 3 Sweguard . .. 4 8 0 Donne . anne.. .. 5 8 0 Glen( rchy .. 4 8 0 Balham.. .. 6 711 Canary .. .• .. 6 7 10 Lo,hian's King .. 6 7 10 The Gfllie .. 4 7 10 Gleudusk .. 3 7 9 Trumps.. 4 7 7 Double X. .. 4 7 7 Onesandcr .. 4 7 7 Innellan .. 5 r 7 Tattoo.. .. 6 7 5 Fantail.. .. 4 7 4 Fitz-Avon a 7 2 Accident .. 4 7 2 Lord Zetlaud .. 3 7 2 Baldwin .. .. 4 7 2 Jack o' Newbury .. 4 7 0 Myrtle .. .. 6 7 0 Fietton.. .. 4 7 0 Ondine .. 4 6 13 Cachuca .. 4 6 13 Venator .. 3 6 13 Age st lb Barchettina .. 4 6 12 Tademus .. 4 6 12 Signa man .. 3 6 11 Ow law .. . • .. 3 6 10 Pearl Diver .. 4 610 Equinox .. 4 6 10 Greenland .. 3 6 10 Claxton .. 3 6 10 Kemptown .. 4 6 9 Welbeck .. 3 6 7 Verbena 3 6 7 Whitethorn 3 6 7 Goldylocks .. 3 6 7 Bradamante .. 3 6 7 Roundhead .. .. 3 6 4 C. , untersign .. 3 6 2 Anglo-Saxon.. .. 3 6 2 Langford .. 3 6 0 John Davis .. 3 t, 0 Diviner 3 5 12 Tenerife .. 3 5 30 Old Fuller .. 3 5 IA Madcap.. Deerstalker .. .. 3 6 10 Fenix; .. 3 5 9 Hersey filly 5 5 9 Rappel (It b) .. 3 5 9 isca .. • • .. 3 5 7 Lady Shirley .. .. 36 7 Suspicion .. 3 5 7 L rd Cochrane .. 3 5 7 Bittern.. •• •.3 5 7 RACING FIXTU Chester . York Spring Salisbury l2 Blaydon Radcliffe Wye Maidstone Ascot .. Hampton l5 Newton Odihnm Bibury Newmarket July Carlisle Pontefract Abingdon Cambridge Liverpool July Stamford l4 RES FOR 1864. Redditch l6 Bath Manchester (Summer Harpenden Epsom 24 'NE Beverley 22 Stockbridge Chelmsford.... 2B New Forest Hunt 2B Newcastle-on-Tyne Worcester (Summer) Ipswich . 30 'LY. Nottingham Winchester Southampton 2O Chesterfield King's Lynn Goodwood THE Two THOUSAND AND ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS. —See the Predictions of " Beacon," " Rhyming Richard," and " Birmingham," with probable starters, latest betting, &0., in the Sporting Gazette (Limited) of April 22, which will also contain a Reply to Thackeray's Libels on George IV., by Mr. W. J. Goodwin—The Breeding of Shorthorns —Professor Gamgee on the Suspensary Ligament—Salmon Fishing, &c., by " Benjamin Badaud"—Exclusive Turf and Stud News—All the Race and Steeplechase Meetings of the Week — Aquatics—Cricket—Horticulture and the Garden—Chess, &c., &o.—Price Fourpence ; stamped, Fivepence. Office, 14, York-street, Covent-garden. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE TIICEER.-CRIMINAL PROSECUTION UNDER THE NEW ACT. This bankrupt was a bill broker in Old Broad -street and on his applying some time since to pass his last exami nation, it was alleged that he had removed property subse quently to the adjudication, and with having accounted for his property by fictitious receipts and payments, which charges, if proved, would amount to a misdemeanour, under the 159th sec. of the Act. His honour was of opinion that the opposing creditors had made out a prima facie case, and directed a prosecution, but the plaintiff elected to be tried before the learned Commissioner, and his Honour made an order for a copy of the charges to be delivered to the bankrupt, and fixed to-day for hearing the case, and it was the first which has occurred since the new Act was passed. It excited considerable interest. Mr. Robertson Griffiths now appeared on behalf of the prosemting creditors, to support a rule calling on the bankrupt to show cause why the charges delivered to the bankrupt should not be amended. Mr. Sergeant Atkinson (with whom was Mr. Brough) appeared on behalf of the bankrupt to show cause against the rule, and submitted that the Court had no power to amend the charges after they had been delivered, for the charges amounted to the indictment in criminal cases. His Honour said that whether the court had the power might be discussed, but he was inclined to think it had ; but, then, there was a second question, which was, whether if it had, it was fair an: expedient to do so. Mr. Sergeant Atkinson referred to the Act, and con tended that the parties complaining were required to ren der a clear statement of the charges, and those rendered were the most vague and confused. His Honour asked whether the application for the rule had been supported by affidavits. Mr. Sergeant Atkinson said ha had not seen any. His Honour—Then you ought to have had them. That is required by the 17th Rule, framed a long time ego by L,. -d St. Leonards ; and when the rule to amend was ap. p he several times c a ll e d the attention of the l plied ::(3r parties to, it. copies were served on th e ot h er side on Mr. ariffit;:s said he wa s i ns t ructed that the affidavit had Saturday. been filed, sa d His Honour—ls that supported by affidavit? Mr. Griffiths said he found it was not, but a clerk was on the way who would make it if the Court allowed the ease to stand over a short time, His Honour said he would not do so, as the parties ought to have been prepared with evidence. Mr. Griffiths said—No doubt the other side has them. His ilonoui—Mr: Sergeant Atkinson says he has not, and I shall therefore adjourn the case—or rather enlarge the rule—at the cost of the prosecuting creditor. He thought that these adjournments might work a very great hardship on a bankrupt, who might be prepared on the day appointed, but on a subsequent day he might at the last moment be deprived of some of his evidence. Mr. Sergeant Atkinson then asked fcr the costs of the adjournment of the trial. His Honour said that the costs of the trial would be reserved. EPISCOPAL CHANGES.—Ia consequence of the death of the Bishop of Peterborough the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol will cease to be the junior bishop of the House of Lords, and Dr. Harold Browne, who was consecrated a few days since to the bishopric of Ely, w ill become the junior bishop immediately after his installation in the cathedral church of Ely en Tuesday next, the `_6lh inst., and will attend to read prayers in the House of Lords every day. The new Bishop of Peterborough will not be entitled to a seat in the House of Lords until a vacancy oc curs in some diocese other than Canterbury, York, London, Durham, and Winchester. •nsn 100 Sk 1 iOO 1 iterk stock stolu MEN 10J 100 LOu 100 100 P. 4.0 8.9.0 981 0.16. t 8.12 4. 1 8.0 2.8.0 Ii 4.3.0 161 `4l 3.1.0 2.6.9 _ 10.6.7 118.18.91 30.17.01 2.0.6 3.5.8 8 681 7 3.17 104 31 100